Clair Law Wisconsin Supreme Court Oral Argument

Attorney Chad Pollard has the privilege to argue his client’s case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. In this article we’d like to give our readers an outline of what that means.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the State’s highest court. It consists of 7 Justices. Justices are elected in a statewide non-partisan election. Meaning they run on there own names and merit, not political party affiliation.

The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction over all Wisconsin courts and has discretion to determine which appeals it will hear. Each year, the court receives approximately 9,000 – 10,000 petitions for certiorari, of which about 1% (approximately 80–100), are granted plenary review with oral arguments, and an additional 50 to 60 are disposed of without plenary review. The Justices use what’s called the “Rule of Four”, if four of the seven Justices feel the case has value, they will issue a write of certiorari. The road to the Supreme Court, which is held in the State’s Capitol of Madison, is a long one. A case must first be heard in Trial Court, then make it to Appellate Court, then finally selected by the Supreme Court.

Like so many things, Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court Justices is now concluded through Zoom. We invite anyone interested in Clair Law or the Supreme Court to watch the arguments by live stream at www.Wiseye.org/live and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7TCgyLhe0AKdWQ1yAWi15g/ Our case is being heard at 9:45am on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.